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Published online 13 February 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060213-2
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A comet's tale
Scientists are just beginning to examine the pieces of a comet brought back to Earth by NASA's Stardust mission. Mark Peplow tagged along to one lab to watch researchers examine their prize catch.
It's not every day you get to play with a comet's tail. And for Phil Bland, an expert on meteorites and space dust at Imperial College London, UK, it's like having all his birthdays come at once.
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